| NAME: Mike Kenji Shinoda BIRHDAY: February 11, 1977 BORN: Agoura, California MARITAL STATUS: Married to Anna as of March 2003 HEIGHT: 6ft ETHNIC ORIGIN: Half-Japanese. Mike is Yonsei, which means he is fourth generation Japanese born in America. SIBLINGS: One brother called Jason INSTRUMENT: Vocals, Beats + Samples, Keyboards, Guitar GEAR: (on stage) Audio Technica Wireless Mic Ibanez guitars PRS guitars Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier heads Mesa Boogie cabinets (studio) Digidesign Protools software & hardware Anteres software Waves software Emagic hardware Korg Triton keyboards Roland keyboard modules AKAI S-900 & MPC 2000 samplers Baldwinpianos "Writing songs and sharing them with people is a very rewarding experience...I can't think of anything more gratifying as seeing people from different backgrounds come together to enjoy music. Thanks." -Mike A few facts about Mike -He met Brad in 7th grade -He took classical piano for 10 years -He designed the Hybrid Theory soldier |